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Burning Hot: Raspberry Pi, Stellenbosch startups and Arianna Huffington

Burning Hot is a weekly show on Burn Media that showcases our favourite recent stories on Memeburn, Gearburn and Ventureburn. From the latest gadgets…

3 reasons why your ecommerce startup shouldn’t ignore LinkedIn

Anyone with an entrepreneurial passion can start a business because startup and marketing costs have plummeted. All this is because of the internet. The…

RIP TV? 5 new ways we watch our favourite shows

There is an argument that says that TV is dead. Perhaps this is true. But considering the fact that I work in the TV…

Man versus machine: virtual real estate agent Property Switch bets on tech

Selling your house in the 21st Century has come a long way. Days where your only options were to go with an agency or…

6 easy ways to move from Apple to Android

Let’s say you own an iPhone. A 3GS, a 5, a 4S or maybe you’re even lucky enough to own the 5S. It doesn’t…

Meet mobicred: South Africa’s first online only credit facility

There’s not much of a limit on what you can buy online these days. Thing is, in South Africa at least, almost all of…

Uber review: just about the best damn taxi service ever

Traveling from South Africa to first world countries always opens my eyes to the vast chasm that exists between the way things are and…

Silicon Valley: There’s no bubble but there could be a bust…

Are we in a bubble? This is the common question as I chat with people at various events around Silicon Valley. The concern that…

iOS5, iCloud: iSee the future

Apple has announced some dramatic changes to the operating system of their iPhone, iPad and Touch devices. At the core of the new updates…

Put a moviehouse in your pocket

The good news is that this little LG HS200G micro-projector will last you 20 years if you use it for four hours per day….

Apple poised to introduce iCloud

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is taking a break from medical leave on Monday to preside over the opening of the company’s annual conference…

Blockbusters rule E3 video game kingdom

Blockbuster titles and powerhouse consoles will rule as video game makers from around the world meet in Los Angeles this week for the premier…

Wiill it be HD and awesome too?

Now that the rumours of a new next generation Nintendo console have made their debut ahead of anything real making their debuts at the…

Sony hack happened – a million Sony Pictures accounts stolen

Update on Gearburn’s breaking news yesterday. The hacker group Lulz Boat has claimed to have stolen more than one million passwords, email addresses and…

Fight night champion

Still boxing, but now with added drama and emotion (and plenty blood and guts) in this Xbox pugalistic sportfest with a boxer’s fighting heart….

Hackers goad Sony, claim theft of internal data

It appears that the Sony’s numerous hacker problems are far from over. According to @LulzSec, the Twitter feed of the Lulz Boat (just go…

Groupon a ‘tech startup’? I don’t think so

Tech companies can scale their business largely through adding servers and software, which is why VCs love to invest in them. That’s why they…

E3 gaming conference predictions: circus starting next week

It’s almost time again for E3 2011 and like Christmas, millions of boys and girls (mostly boys) across the globe are preparing to have…

As black as Vader’s heart

It would be easy to damn the Toshiba Satellite Pro L650 with faint praise. It’s alright. It’s a midmarket fairly powerful notebook with a…

Mac Defender becomes MacGuard, gets sneakier

The Mac scareware that started popping up recently has got a little more insidious. Not quite a full-blown virus, it still requires a clueless…

GetGlue brings social check-ins to media and entertainment

People like to be rewarded for things they would probably do anyway. Hence it stands to reason that sooner or later someone would capitalise…

Huawei’s All-Optical smart-home showcase unleashes a new era of home connectivity in Africa

Broadband Africa Forum 2024

Applications for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship are open

Africa’s AI Revolution: Reclaiming the Digital Narrative

South Africa’s Deskless Workers: A Workforce Under Strain

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Jaguar rebranding creative is crazy – good?

German luxury cars require a rethink for China